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  1. hooky_lowdown
    I've used hot and cool rails in bronco's, they sound ok, but put a bass pickup in one and it sounds far, far, far better. Guitar pickups lack punch, and that's what a bass pickup is all about.
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    Shame you sent it back, you could have aligned the bridge correctly, takes all of 10 mins, done it myself several times. Easy stuff. Maybe the delay is a backlog.
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    Sounds like the bridge was misaligned, no?
  4. hooky_lowdown
    How was the neck misaligned? I thought everything is machine manufactured with precision these days, no?
  5. hooky_lowdown
    How do you know it's a Manchester bass?!?! 😉
  6. hooky_lowdown
    Interesting, I didn't know that. If you don't have a tape measure handy, an A4 sheet of paper is 297mm long, so basically an A4 piece of paper minus a couple mill. 👍
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    Looks great. Bit concerned with the fairly high output pickups with the active eq, won't they be too hot and spike your amps eq?
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    I don't love nor hate presets, some sound good, most don't, not to my ears at least. After years and years of messing with presets and settings, I now keep everything flat, as this is the manufacturer's recommended setting, and tweak the eq a little depending on the room. Tone rolled off a little and I get the sound I like, add a bit of dirt when needed. These days I'm less interested in finding tone nirvana, but finding a good, punchy sound in the mix/band.
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    Dunlop's are my favourites, never had an issue, rock solid. 😎
  10. hooky_lowdown
    Yes, used one's go for sub £150. A lot of bass for little money.
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    Your word, and yes your posts are pointless. Why use ten words when you can use a hundred?!?
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    Seems like a split p with a different casing, and costing more than a split p. Well done the DiMarzio marketing department. 😉
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    The Yammie is a PJ, the OP is talking about a jazz bass. There are however plenty of decent Yamaha basses with jazz pickups (bbn etc), as well as G&L tribute series - all sub £250 used, all as good if not better than the Farida. So plenty of decent jazz basses available sub £250!
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    For £250 secondhand, a Squier CV jazz, a Vintage VJ74 reissued, Squier VM jazz or a Relevation RJB67 to name a few, all can be had for less then £250 used and as good if not better than the Farida. Would the Farida or any of the others listed be better, that's totally subjective. The jazz will give you a different sound to the Spector, again, would that be better, that's upto you, some may say yes, some no.
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    I'm pretty sure more pb50's would sell in Surf Green than Fiesta Red, Dakota Red although not strictly 50s would look better. 😉
  17. hooky_lowdown
    Definitely a departure from their early stuff, which I like, often crops up when I play shuffle on my phone. Almost like they got together with a techno producer and this was the result.
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    I think that was for a new colour, which is why there's the original Sunburst, and subsequent Fiesta Red.
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    Don't put another guitar pup in it, for tuners Wilkinson do some decent and reasonably priced one's. Else I've found the tuners on a full sized Squier with the same covered backs will fit with a small amount of fettling. These pop up used especially on eBay a lot. For pickup this is a drop in replacement... https://www.homeoftone.co.uk/blogs/news/new-squier-bronco-bass-upgrade-kit
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    How did you get the neck to fit, afaik Squier necks are 64mm at heel and Vintage bodies take 62mm at heel necks? Looks lovely. 😀
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    The link I guess is for the "Fedner" text, how did you get the "Prescription Bass" - was this from the same seller?
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    That's still amazing, every 70s jazz I've ever played, fender or otherwise were all boat anchors.
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    Wow, for a 70s jazz copy that is amazing. 😊
  24. hooky_lowdown
    If you have a TC Electronic combo, and you like the sound, why not get a TC Electronic head for the Peavey cab? You'll get a similar sound from both setups that way, plus can use the same tone print settings. 😀
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    Or people with a bad back! 🤣
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